The USDA has released its latest data on milk production costs. The average costs of producing a cwt of milk […]
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Small not always beautiful
A chapter in the latest IFPRI Food Policy Report 2014-2105, highlights the importance of family farms. There are a 570 million […]
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RIP Milk Quotas
April 2015 will mark the end of an era within EU milk production, after more than 30 years milk quotas […]
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US and Russia Livestock Outlook
A relatively strong US dollar is impacting on the meat trade with beef imports into the US reported to be […]
In his budget, the UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced a change in the way farmers are taxed. In the […]
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Farm UAVs slowly taking off
The use of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) or drones has been talked about a lot in farming circles recently; however […]
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USDA Livestock Outlook
The latest USDA livestock outlook report suggest that the US cattle herd is continuing to recover with cattle numbers up […]
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Oilseeds Update
Recent USDA reports on the oilseed market show the impact of falling oil prices and tariff rate changes in the […]
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Milk Prices
Press coverage of falling milk prices and the impact on the UK dairy sector is borne out by the latest […]
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US Meat Production 2014
The latest USDA meat production figures are out for 2014, beef is estimated as down by 5.7% on 2013, pig […]